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Parents and residents raise safety and budget concerns during Rochester speaker forum
Summary
Two public speakers at the Rochester City School District's Sept. 16 speaker forum urged the board to address student fights linked to 'Freddie Thomas' and criticized district spending and the approved budget share funded by state aid.
Two residents used the Rochester Board of Education's Sept. 16 speaker forum to press officials on student safety and district spending before the board's work session on governance.
Maria Gonzalez, who signed up to speak during the public comment period, told the board she had planned to discuss the budget but instead raised concerns she said affect students’ safety: “Freddie Thomas, since he started, been having fights outside by. The police has been involved, and the kids are bullying others and fighting,”…
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